I can totally relate to this article."The whole point of Motown and “The Ed Sullivan Show” was to make money. But the result of how they did it, putting black performers up front for everyone in America to see, created the soundtrack of a generation and changed America the culture."Thank you for posting this.
Unfortunately, the Chicago Tribune website is unavailable in most European countries.
Ed sullivan was very popular in the black community for his presenting blacks on his show long before there was-soul train.
This story is almost identical to my story. We would all watch the Ed Sullivan Show, followed by Bonanza. My mother would bring home the latest 45 singles on Friday nights, but it was McDonald's instead of pizza for us! LOL!
Dang marv,you had it made..[rich kid,hehe]..mcdonald's ? We had to catch three buses and go through border patrol to find a mcdonalds back in the day,hehehehe!!!!
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